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- A. Word. A. Day --exoteric
“Ancient commentators distinguish between [Aristotle’s] esoteric and exoteric writings -- the former were highly technical pieces, written for use within the school, and the latter well-crafted pieces for public consumption ” Jeremy Stangroom James Garvey; The Great Philosophers; Arcturus; 2015
- A. Word. A. Day -- trichotillomania
Home Jul 10, 2000 This week's theme Words to drop into conversations with a therapist This week's words trichotillomania cathexis arctophile symbiosis nisus acedia thanatophobia Previous week’s theme Unusual, esoteric, preposterous words A Word A Day with Anu Garg Do you have trouble verbalizing yourself to your psychologist? Do you find
- A. Word. A. Day -- Words From Archives
Home Today's Word Yesterday's Word Archives FAQ A Word A Day--paranymph Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio paranymph (PAR-uh-nimf) noun 1 A groomsman or a bridesmaid 2 In ancient Greece, a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride, or the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom [From Late Latin paranymphus, from Greek paranymphos (masculine and
- A. Word. A. Day -- Words From Archives
Home Today's Word Yesterday's Word Archives FAQ A Word A Day--interrex Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio interrex (IN-tuhr-reks) noun, plural interreges (in-tuhr-REE-jeez) A person holding supreme authority in a state during an interregnum (the interval of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of a successor) [From Latin, inter- between + rex, king ] "The consuls, too
- A. Word. A. Day -- Words From Archives
Peter Goodman, Piano forte, Newsday, Jan 9, 1994 This week's theme: unusual, esoteric, preposterous words X-Bonus The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones -Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)
- A. Word. A. Day --red-blooded
“America is not just the land of red-blooded capitalism It has an esoteric tradition of capitalist altruism, too Take Trader Joe’s, an own-label grocery chain like M S in Britain It somehow retains a local-community feel, like an indoor farmers’ market with good prices and wonderful staff, despite having 549 stores Whole Foods Market, a 530-store Mecca for well-heeled health nuts and
- A. Word. A. Day --dactylogram
Slowly they take over and we realize we need words with even greater potency, words that are unusual, esoteric, or even preposterous, to get a still greater high Are you one of those for whom the dictionary might be better characterized as addictionary? Help is at hand Consider this week's words as extra high doses of your daily fix
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